a lot of pics of the white spotted in bakersfield, including closeups of the aeros: Another Model 3 spotted in Bakersfield, CA!
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beantownrich
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From reddit thread:
That shape... incoming ban in Germany, 3, 2, 1...
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Model 3 RC 90 caught doing a loop around Tesla HQ today. • r/teslamotors
That shape... incoming ban in Germany, 3, 2, 1...
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Model 3 RC 90 caught doing a loop around Tesla HQ today. • r/teslamotors
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Big-T
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Does anyone know what the
tape on one of the control stalks is for? One looks like it says FRCS?
bogienut
Member
Could this be #316 Founders car? If so, maybe Trevor's source is right that they will deliver a lot more than 30 cars.Interesting VIN number, does that mean they made at least 316 RCs?
Haha I see my photos from reddit and Imgur made it here (WATTLOL here). Let me know if you have any questions!
erthquake
Active Member
Unlikely. That would conflict with Musk's tweet that they'd deliver 100 Model 3s in August.
erthquake
Active Member
The charge door's hinge appears thicker than I remember seeing on the other RCs.
Edit: The hinge piece here looks rectangular.
https://cdn.teslarati.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Tesla-Model-3-charge-port-illuminated.jpg
The more recent photo shows the hinge piece to be more like a semi-circle.
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I don't know what FRCS means, but I'm sure it has nothing to do with Founder's cars. Elon has said there will be no Founder's or Signature versions of the Model 3. It might be an added button to engage some kind of test system installed on the car. They are doing all sorts of data collection with the RC cars and that's why people are seeing them around. Those cars almost certainly have extra instruments installed that monitor and/or impose conditions on the car for various tests. These conditions could be simulating equipment failure (say disabling one camera in the AP system to see how the system recovers) or simulating some kind of condition the car might face in the real world, like making the heating from the July sun in Bakersfield even worse to see how the instruments respond.
I also don't believe there will be a P version of the Model 3. They have priced the Performance package on the Model S/X very high over the standard car and I expect they will want to keep the high performance limited to the high end cars and the new Roadster.
I also don't believe there will be a P version of the Model 3. They have priced the Performance package on the Model S/X very high over the standard car and I expect they will want to keep the high performance limited to the high end cars and the new Roadster.
lunitiks
Cool James & Black Teacher
5YJ3E1EAXHF000316
5YJ = Tesla
3 = Model 3
E = (Body type)
1 = (Restraint system/seat belt type)
E = Electric
A = (Motor/drive unit/battery type)
X = (Check digit - I think)
H = Model Year 2017
F = Fremont, CA, USA
000316 = Sequential production number, starting with 000001 and ending with 999999. Does not necessarily start at 00001 with each new model year
Nothing in this particular VIN suggests that it's a Founders car AFAIK
5YJ = Tesla
3 = Model 3
E = (Body type)
1 = (Restraint system/seat belt type)
E = Electric
A = (Motor/drive unit/battery type)
X = (Check digit - I think)
H = Model Year 2017
F = Fremont, CA, USA
000316 = Sequential production number, starting with 000001 and ending with 999999. Does not necessarily start at 00001 with each new model year
Nothing in this particular VIN suggests that it's a Founders car AFAIK
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Recall that about a year ago Tesla was rumored to have ordered enough parts to build about 300 Model 3s by hand.
Tesla Model 3: Tesla is ordering enough parts for a fleet of ~300 prototypes
Tesla Model 3: Tesla is ordering enough parts for a fleet of ~300 prototypes
alseTrick
Active Member
I fully expect a P.
And the notion that Tesla is stockpiling thousands of 3's was - and still is - ridiculous.
And the notion that Tesla is stockpiling thousands of 3's was - and still is - ridiculous.
Ultim8Fury
Member
Futuristic
Retinal
Control
System
You know, for the HUD
Retinal
Control
System
You know, for the HUD
lunitiks
Cool James & Black Teacher
Ok, so here's the answer to all the digits (thank's @Winston):
5YJ = Tesla
3 = Model 3
E = Sedan 4 Dr / LHD
1 = Type 2 manual seatbelts (FR, SR*3) with front airbags, PODS, side inflatable restraints, knee airbags (FR)
E = Electric
A = Single Motor - Standard
X = (Check digit)
H = Model Year 2017
F = Fremont, CA, USA
000316 = Sequential production number, starting with 000001 and ending with 999999. Does not necessarily start at 00001 with each new model year
5YJ = Tesla
3 = Model 3
E = Sedan 4 Dr / LHD
1 = Type 2 manual seatbelts (FR, SR*3) with front airbags, PODS, side inflatable restraints, knee airbags (FR)
E = Electric
A = Single Motor - Standard
X = (Check digit)
H = Model Year 2017
F = Fremont, CA, USA
000316 = Sequential production number, starting with 000001 and ending with 999999. Does not necessarily start at 00001 with each new model year
Interesting that they seams to not have included anything here to indicate if it is a production car or an Beta/RC car... So if this is a serial number starting at 1, the "SN1" car that Elon gets a "Sequential production number" > 300?
They may perhaps have reserved all numbers < 100000 to test vehicles? So "SN1" will get "100001"? Or something like that...
lunitiks
Cool James & Black Teacher
Maybe. I read somewhere that Tesla had ordered parts for 300 cars initially. Maybe you can find the link?
lunitiks
Cool James & Black Teacher
I think it was "F00001" (F=Founder series). For the signature series I think it was "S00001" and "P00001" for the normal production series. If I remember correct they also had a letter to indicate if it was a per-production cars, but I do not remember what it was...
Dynastar
Member
It's interesting to note that the A/B motor types, which I assume are for the 3, does not include a performance version, so I think we can say that at least there will be no P in 2017.
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